绳之以法

繩之以法

shéngzhīyǐfǎ

idiom #11,337

Meanings

HSK 6

我们一定要把这个骗子绳之以法。

Wǒmen yídìng yào bǎ zhège piànzi shéngzhīyǐfǎ.

We must bring this con artist to justice.

HSK 7-9

罪犯终于被绳之以法了。

Zuìfàn zhōngyú bèi shéngzhīyǐfǎ le.

The criminal was finally brought to justice.

usage

绳之以法 is a formal expression often used in legal or news contexts. 绳 here means 'to restrain' (not 'rope'), and 法 means 'law'.

memory

Picture a rope (绳) restraining a criminal, bringing them before the law (法).

绳 shéng

之 zhī

以 yǐ

法 fǎ